Fleabag
- TV sitcom
- BBC Three
- 2016 - 2019
- 12 episodes (2 series)
Comedy series starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge as a woman living in London whose life is a mess. Also features Sian Clifford, Bill Paterson, Olivia Colman, Andrew Scott, Brett Gelman and more.
- Series 2, Episode 1 repeated Friday at 11:25pm on BBC3
Streaming rank this week: 255
Press clippings Page 23
Why the 'cringe com' reigns
Whether it's cult films or the mockumentary style perfected by The Office, why do we seek discomfort from our comedies?
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 12th November 2018Fleabag filmed at Kentish Town café
The comedy show used the Village Cafe, in York Rise, in the opening series as her favourite hangout - but the owners have spent the summer converting it into a diner. Building work was not finished in time for the filming of series two. Instead, production company Two Brothers has brought in a team to put the cafe back to how it was - for one week only - before builders return.
Islington Tribune, 30th August 2018Filming starts on Fleabag Series 2
Filming has begun on the second series of Fleabag. All the main characters return, with Sherlock star Andrew Scott joining the cast.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd August 2018Fleabag series 2 could shoot this summer
Fleabag series 2 might be inching closer to production, with a report suggesting that filming could resume on Phoebe Waller-Bridge's hilarious and heartbreaking series later this summer. The show is a co-production between BBC Three and Amazon Studios.
Rob Leane, Cult Box, 19th June 2018Greatest TV comedies of the 2010s as picked by you
As we found out when we asked members of our Screen Babble discussion group on Facebook. Here, according to them, are the greatest TV comedies of the decade so far.
Mark Butler, i Newspaper, 1st June 2018Fleabag's bravado hides a grief that struck at my soul
There's far more to the show than blunt sex chat and wry asides to camera.
Kate Goodacre, Digital Spy, 18th May 2018Producer Lydia Hampson discusses cult sitcom Fleabag
We talk to the BAFTA Breakthrough Brit about her career, what to expect from season two of Fleabag, and her advice for young writers.
Dazed, 5th April 2018Meet the dramedy queens
Derry Girls, Catastrophe, Insecure ... shut out of serious drama, women have turned comedy on its head - playing raw female experience for laughs, sobs and gasps.
Joy Press, The Guardian, 5th March 2018Interview with Fleabag producer Lydia Hampson
"If you can make them laugh, you can make them cry," believes Lydia Hampson.
Royal Television Society, 22nd November 2017Henry IX and Fleabag win prestigious Rose d'Or awards
Henry IX has been named Best Sitcom and Fleabag Best Comedy at a prestigious international awards ceremony.
British Comedy Guide, 19th September 2017